Genevieve Dionne Ceramics

As I have recently discovered a love for ceramics and making during the Communication Technology 2 project, I am constantly seeing ceramic objects I really love that I would have never been looking out for previously and would have passed me by. I keep discovering artists/illustrators who do a lot of ceramics as well, applying their illustration onto what they make. This is something I began to investigate during Comm Tech and would like to experiment with further.

Genevieve Dionne is an illustrator/artist who applies her drawings in many ways onto wood as mentioned in my previous blogpost, she also applies them to ceramics, I really love the aesthetic and images she has tranferred onto the physical object.

Plant Pots

Pipe Smoking Fox

Foxbowl

I did not get the chance to make bowls which I would like to try my hand at, the procress is long and tricky as Andy described. I love the simple black and white silhoette of the fox on this bowl.

I like it when illustrations are applied to the inside of ceramics as on the bowls below. I think it adds interesting detail and, as eating or drinking out of the bowl or cup, the illustration is slowly revealed! 

Little ice cream bowls

Genevieve Dionne Wood Burning Work

I have been reading through a book I have called Illustration Play, theres loads of interestnig work and artists featured in it. I particulaly like Genevieve Dionne's illustration and work, she works with many materials and mediums including woodburning, ceramics, drawing and painting. I really love these illustrations she has done on to wood, I got really into using the pyrography pen in Communication Technolgy 2 and have just got one of my own.

The detail in her work is so intricate and delicate. I love the portraits and composition in the woodburnings, the use of shadings and detail creates character. As I am drawing people for Visual Language, I am experimenting with the style and detail of the illustration to see what works best according to the stories I am working from. I don't know if I will be using wood burning for this project but the illustration style is relevant to help me think about what I want to do.

 

Stuff

Beasts- Battle Scene

Spoons

Untitled

I have never added colour to wood burnings, I would like to look into how to add colour and play around.

Jillian Tamaki Illustration

Pia Bramley

  Swim Series

The Barbican Conservatory

 Hotel Breakfast

 Family

It Is Winter

 School Photo

Pia Bramley's blog

I really like Pia Bramley's style of illustration and the character she adds to the subject with her approach to the subject and drawing style. I like the simplicity of using watercolours and inks to emphasize personality and certain features.

Bright.Bazaar

I really like these photos taken from a blog I follow Bright.Bazaar in Edinburgh, there are loads more on the blog...

100-year-old twins inseparable and best friends

Sisters celebrate 100 yrs of friendship, living together, doing everything together, and still dressing the same! 

100-year-old twins inseparable and best friends

Screenprinting

Today I went to Vernon Street for the Four Colour Separation Screenprinting workshop. I have never tried this before and I haven't done as much screenprinting as I would like to do so I was really excited about the workshop! We had to bring in a full colour image on a memory stick so I brought a few options of images to print, I choose one of my brother and my Dad after deliberating.

The frames were already clean so one by one we took our images to the computer to print them out in the right format, four images CKMY, one image to be transferred to the screen for four different colours, Cyan, Black, Magenta and Yellow. Cyan and Black were transferred at the back of the screen and Yellow and Magenta at the front. Place frame onto vacuum, place coil on the side of the frame, clamp, vacuum, start. Once the transfer was complete I had to wash the screen thoroughly inside first and then outside. Holding up to the light to check if I had rinsed enough.

Screen drying.

Whilst we were taking it in turns to print our images we mixed the colours together in plastic pots. Measurements, 50g of paint colour and 100g of binder. Mixing thoroughly to avoid streaks in the paint.

The first colour to print is Cyan. I put brown tape over the image directly next to the Cyan image and around the edge of it the prevent the paint from getting onto the other parts of the screen. Also had to put tape all around the edge of the screen to prevent the paint from going through. Sealing off all areas that the paint could get through. Using the squidy I test out the image on opaque paper to begin with, this is also for marking out where the paper will go so that every colour is printed on top of each other correctly and in line. I used thinner paper for some practice runs as I was slightly nervous and had to make sure the paint transferred through right and neatly. I then marked out where the good cartridge paper would be placed so that I printed in the same place every time. Marking out with masking tape on the printing machine.

I found at first I wasn't pressing hard enough on the squidy to transfer enough paint through, as I got into it after a few goes I began feeling more confident to press down harder and not be too cautious in that respect. Once I got into a rhythm of printing and knew what I was doing more I started really enjoying the process. I took my time and made sure I had done everything in the right order to prevent any mishaps.

Once I had printed the Cyan, rinsed the screen thoroughly and taken off the tape, I let the screen dry in the drying room and then moved onto the next colour, Yellow.

Cyan

Yellow

Magenta

Black

I am absolutely fascinated by this process and the image that is created from four key colours. I am really pleased with the image and am itching to go back and explore it more! I really want to use the printroom more as I haven't used them as much as I would have liked too and there is so much to do!

The final image on Cartridge paper 300 grams.